Friday, 3 July 2009

Trader sparked oil rise

Link to the article: Channel 4 News

By Channel 4 News

It has emerged that the cause of the alarming rise in oil prices this week was not a political crisis in the middle east but a trader placing a massive bet on the oil market.

The deal by a trader at PVM Oil Associates panicked the market, causing prices to shoot up by $2.50 per barrel in just an hour.

They hit $73.50, the highest price seen this year. The company lost £6m.